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Science and research
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Learn the language of scientific research, from hypothesis and sample to findings and peer review.
Choose the science word
Choose the best answer.
- Before the experiment, Dr Okafor wrote down her ___: bees prefer blue flowers.
- What is a sample?
- Other experts checked the study carefully before it was published. It went through ___.
- If you change more than one ___ at a time, you can't tell what caused the result.
- Choose the correct sentence.
- The scientists spent weeks ___ the results to look for patterns.
- A breakthrough is ___.
- The thermometer gave a different reading every time, so the results weren't ___.
Complete the research report
Type one word in each gap. Use each word once and change the form if needed. Use: analyse, conclude, data, experiment, findings, laboratory, sample.
- The team took a small ___ of soil from each field to test.
- All the chemicals are kept in a locked cupboard in the ___.
- From the results, the team ___ that the new material was stronger than steel.
- We collected ___ on how many hours each student slept.
- The ___ of the study surprised everyone: people who walked every day slept better.
- We designed an ___ to test whether extra light helps plants grow.
- Modern computers can ___ millions of numbers in seconds.
Answer key
Choose the science word
- b) hypothesisA hypothesis is an idea written before an experiment so that it can be tested.
- c) a small part taken to represent the wholeA sample is a small amount or group that represents something larger.
- a) peer reviewPeer review is the checking of research by other experts before publication.
- b) variableA variable is a factor that can change. Good experiments change one at a time.
- c) She is doing research on sleep.Research is uncountable, so we don't use a or add -s.
- a) analysingAnalyse means examine something in detail to understand it.
- b) an important new discoveryA breakthrough is an important discovery or development.
- c) reliableReliable results can be trusted because they are consistent.
Complete the research report
- sampleA sample is a small amount taken to represent the whole.
- laboratory / labA laboratory is a room or building used for scientific work.
- concluded / found / decidedConclude means decide something is true after considering the facts. The sentence is in the past.
- data / informationData is facts and numbers collected for study.
- findings / resultsFindings are the information discovered by research.
- experimentAn experiment is a scientific test to find out what happens.
- analyse / analyzeAnalyse means examine in detail. The US spelling is analyze.